Cytora kamura
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| Cytora kamura | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Architaenioglossa |
| Superfamily: | Cyclophoroidea |
| Family: | Pupinidae |
| Genus: | Cytora |
| Species: | C. kamura |
| Binomial name | |
| Cytora kamura Marshall & Barker, 2007 | |
Cytora kamura is a species of land snail that is endemic to New Zealand.
The width of the shell grows up to 3.5–3.88 millimetres (0.138–0.153 in) and has a larger width than height, with a height/width ratio of 0.78–0.97. This species was previously misidentified as Cytora lignaria.[1]
Range
The species is found on both the southern North Island and the northern South Island.[1]
Etymology
The species was named after the Māori word for carpenter, as a reference to the fact that it was previously misidentified as Cytora lignaria, where 'lignaria' is Latin for 'carpenter'.[1]
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